Children of Eden at Olney Theatre Center

Best known for creating such enduring musicals as Wicked, Pippin and the New Testament-inspired Godspell, Stephen Schwartz also wrote the score and lyrics for this joyous play based on the Bible's book of Genesis. An entertaining and inspirational experience for the whole family, Children of Eden touches on themes of faith and generational conflict with humor and heart as it recounts the parental dramas faced by Adam, Eve and Noah. The show ultimately delivers the bittersweet message that sometimes "the hardest part of love ... is letting go." This Damascus Theatre Company production fills the Olney Theatre Center's Historic Stage with Children of Eden's beautiful story, music, dance, humor and imagery.